The Story of the IliadMacmillan, 1891 - 314 páginas |
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... earth . She married Menelaüs , son of Atreus , and for a while dwelt in peace with her husband , bear- ing him a daughter , Hermioné by name . But there came to the court of Menelaüs , who was by this time King of Sparta , a certain ...
... earth . She married Menelaüs , son of Atreus , and for a while dwelt in peace with her husband , bear- ing him a daughter , Hermioné by name . But there came to the court of Menelaüs , who was by this time King of Sparta , a certain ...
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... earth , and we will bring another for Zeus . And because the sons of Priam are high - handed and light of faith , let Priam himself come , and do sacrifice , and take the oath . Young men are ever changeable ; but when an old man is ...
... earth , and we will bring another for Zeus . And because the sons of Priam are high - handed and light of faith , let Priam himself come , and do sacrifice , and take the oath . Young men are ever changeable ; but when an old man is ...
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... earth swallow me up before that day ! " ' Nay , " said Menelaüs ; “ fear not , for the arrow hath but grazed the skin . " Then King Agamemnon bade fetch the physician . So the herald fetched Machaon , the physician . And Machaon came ...
... earth swallow me up before that day ! " ' Nay , " said Menelaüs ; “ fear not , for the arrow hath but grazed the skin . " Then King Agamemnon bade fetch the physician . So the herald fetched Machaon , the physician . And Machaon came ...
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... sister and comrade of Ares . Mean is her stat- ure at the first , but in the end she holds her head to heaven , while she walks with her feet upon the earth . CHAPTER VI . THE VALIANT DEEDS OF DIOMED . WHEN THE BROKEN OATH . 53.
... sister and comrade of Ares . Mean is her stat- ure at the first , but in the end she holds her head to heaven , while she walks with her feet upon the earth . CHAPTER VI . THE VALIANT DEEDS OF DIOMED . WHEN THE BROKEN OATH . 53.
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... earth , the horses flying at every stride over so much space as a man sees who sits upon a cliff and looks across the sea to where it meets the sky . They alighted on the spot where the two rivers Simoïs and Scamander join their streams ...
... earth , the horses flying at every stride over so much space as a man sees who sits upon a cliff and looks across the sea to where it meets the sky . They alighted on the spot where the two rivers Simoïs and Scamander join their streams ...
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Achilles Æneas Ajax the Greater aloud Andromaché answered Antilochus Aphrodité Apollo arms arrow Asius Athené Atreus bade battle bravest breast bronze brother cast his spear chariot chiefs city of Troy comrades counsel cried daughter dead death Deïphobus Diomed Edition fair Father Zeus fear feast fell fight fire fled gates gave gifts give Glaucus goddess gold Greeks hand hath heart Hector Helen helmet Hephæstus Hera herald honour horses host Idomeneus Illustrations immortal gods King Agamemnon King Priam leapt lest Lycians men of Troy Menelaüs mighty mother Myrmidons Nestor Olympus Pandarus Paris Patroclus Peleus perish prayed ransom rushed Sarpedon saying shield ships slain slay slew smote sons of Troy sore spake spoil Sthenelus stood Story Surely sword tent Teucer thee Thetis thou art thou hast thou wilt took Trojans Tydeus Ulysses Verily wall wife wounded wrath wroth Zeus
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Página 255 - Thrice, great Achilles, hast thou pursued me round the walls of Troy, and I dared not stand up against thee ; but now I fear thee no more. Only let us make this covenant between us : if Zeus give me the victory, I will do no dishonor to thy body ; thy arms and- armor will I take, and give back thy body to the Greeks ; and do thou promise to do likewise.